The Laugh

When my friends told me,

You’d be bad, I laughed it off.

When my friends told me,

What you did, I wasn’t laughing, then.

You said, you weren’t thinking,

You said you had been drinking,

Your eyes are crystal clear,

Unlike your intentions.

 

You took my hand,  you said, you said,

You’d give the world, give the stars if only I asked,

You took my heart, you said, you said,

Thanks but no thanks, that offers already came and passed.

 

When my friends told me, how stupid I looked,

I just looked away.

When my friends told me, how stupid you looked,

There was nothing for me to say.

I believed you, I believed you,

Too soon, too soon it would seem.

You’re not as sorry as you seem.

 

You took my hand,  you said, you said,

You’d give the world, give the stars if only I asked,

You took my heart, but I say, but I say,

Thanks but no thanks, that offers already came and passed.

I’ll go now, and I’ll keep laughing.

My sense of humor outshines your bad habits.

You’re not as sorry as you seem.

Oh…

You took my hand,  you said, you said,

You’d give the world, give the stars if only I asked,

You took my heart, you said, you said,

Thanks but no thanks, that offers already came and passed.

Remember my laugh.

Remember my laugh.

When my friends told me, you’d be bad,

I laughed it off.

When my friends told me, what you did,

I wasn’t laughing then.

Sympathy Well Spent

How long will you wait for a miracle?

Before you try and make your own luck.

Keep these words in your pocket,

Keep these words in your pocket.

A helpful reminder to sew your own mouth shut.

 

I keep on hearing, hearing,

How your troubles make holes in your soul,

I don’t see them, see them

Do you see them, see them,

My sympathy is spent, I’m sorry, oh.

 

How far will go for convienence?

Before you know you’re not convienent.

Keep these words in your pocket,

oh.

How long til you see that you waste it?

Waste what you need to be wanted.

Keep these words in your pocket,

Keep these words in your pocket,

I helpful reminder to sew your own mouth shut.

 

I keep on hearing, hearing,

How your troubles make holes in your soul,

I don’t see them, see them

Do you see them, see them,

My sympathy is spent, I’m sorry, oh.

I’m not sorry, oh, you should be sorry.

Oh you will be sorry.

 

Keep these words in your pocket,

Keep these words in your pocket,

A helpful reminder to sew your own mouth shut.

 

I keep on hearing, hearing,

How your troubles make holes in your soul,

I don’t see them, see them

Do you see them, see them,

My sympathy is spent, I’m sorry, oh.

The Execution

And no matter really where I look,

It’s never really in your eyes,

A stupid little fear,

But if I did would I be paralyzed?

It seems no matter how hard I try,

It’s always too hard to make you see,

That what you’ll be and who you are,

Are appealing to me.

 

Could we try this in pencil?

Shade it in lightly.

I might make mistakes,

I might make mistakes.

Could we try this in pencil?

Shade it in lightly.

I might make mistakes,

I’ve already made mistakes.

 

And no matter where my thoughts go,

They always seem to turn to you,

The way you act the way you walk,

At least how I the way they look from my point of view.

Why am I so scared of showing you,

Exactly every secret you inspire,

It was always in the plan but never quite the execution,

If your reactions been a guess I’m not great at estimation.

 

Could we try this in pencil?

Shade it in lightly.

I might make mistakes,

I might make mistakes.

Could we try this in pencil?

Shade it in lightly.

I might make mistakes,

I’ve already made mistakes.

 

Every time I fall in love,

I think that you’re the only one,

I’ll ever be able to run to,

I forget that maybe one day

You’ll forget me and run to

Somebody too.

 

Could we try this in pencil?

Shade it in lightly.

I might make mistakes,

I might make mistakes.

Could we try this in pencil?

Shade it in lightly.

I might make mistakes,

I’ve already made mistakes.

Real

You can’t make up emotions,

And I can’t pretend that I don’t love you,

It gets harder with every breath I take.

And when I decide what words to say,

It almost makes me wanna cry,

Cause you’re so real inside.

Summer Rain

You’re the perfect summer rain,

You’re keeping my temperature down,

Without freezing me out,

You’re keeping me sane,

As the storm calms down.

 

This summer has my blood too hot,

I meet you in the parking lot,

You kiss my neck like the tease you are,

Gotta get me home you open the door to my car.

It’s ironic how we become children,

And jump in every puddle on the way home.

I hear the thunder,

I see the lightning,

But with you I can be unafraid.

 

You’re the perfect summer rain,

You’re keeping my temperature down,

Without freezing me out,

You’re keeping me sane,

As the storm calms down.

 

The sunshine warms my skin,

Your fingertips leave fingerprints,

You reach my roots, you touch my core,

We lay for hours but I always am left wanting more.

It’s ironic how we become children,

And jump in every puddle on the way home.

I hear the thunder,

Oh, I see the lightning,

But with you I don’t ever have to fear.

 

You’re the perfect summer rain,

You’re keeping my temperature down,

Without freezing me out,

You’re keeping me sane,

As the storm calms down.

Everyone’s Gotta Die

I love you now, I hear your breath

Slow, gentle, calming.

I need you now, I like to care,

But I know someday you won’t be there.

 

Everyone’s gotta die,

That clock on the inside,

Keeps ticking away.

Everyone’s gotta die,

I’ll miss you the most,

Make your time with me last a little bit longer.

 

Now I love you still, more than ever,

My tears on my pillow make me remember,

How you used to feel,

How I need you near,

How I can call you anytime,

And you won’t pick up.

 

Everyone’s gotta die,

That clock on the inside,

Keeps ticking away.

Everyone’s gotta die,

I’ll miss you the most,

Make your time with me last a little bit longer.

 

When the angels call my name,

I won’t shy away.

When death makes me feel like I’ve got no control,

I’ll think of how I smiled, I’ll think how I loved,

My life is well worth living,

And I won’t die alone.

 

Everyone’s gotta die,

That clock on the inside,

Keeps ticking away.

Everyone’s gotta die,

I’ll miss you the most,

Make your time with me last a little bit longer.

In My Defense (You Taught Me How)

Sometimes when the days start out good,

I watch you take them in your hand,

And twist til theres only tears,

And only your own complaints,

Of how you’ll never live to see the next one.

How do I emerge from this,

A woman or a monster?

 

This is not my rebel,

You know why I can’t tell you,

You find out for yourself,

All the reasons I’ll hate to resent you.

In my defense, you taught me how.

In my defense, you taught me how.

 

These words are easy to write, but hard to hear,

I wanna fix whatever broke you, but I know it’s not my place.

I wanna tell you how I know things that you never told me.

You wouldn’t appreciate my peeping in,

In front of each other we dress like were for gym.

How do I emerge from this,

A mother or a monster?

 

This is not my rebel,

You know why I can’t tell you,

You find out for yourself,

All the reasons I’ll hate to resent you.

In my defense, you taught me how.

In my defense, you taught me how.

 

The strains, the cracks, they should make us build again,

You know I’d be willing,

The strains, the cracks, the should make us build again,

But I know you’re not willing,

I know you’re not willing,

You make your schedules, try and keep me in time,

Maybe then I won’t realize,

That you care any less than the last day.

 

This is not my rebel,

You know why I can’t tell you,

You find out for yourself,

All the reasons I’ll hate to resent you.

In my defense, you taught me how.

In my defense, you taught me how.

Footing

I speak the tongue the of fools, I know,

Walking around just humming.

I look the part of uncool, i know,

It’s something still becoming.

I dance within the flames, you see,

I’m warm but stay unburned,

I keep my mind on a short leash,

If it got lost, I know it wouldn’t return.

 

Sometimes it’s not so bad, just being yourself,

Sometimes it’s not so bad, sometimes it’s not so bad.

Sometimes it’s not so hard, just to be yourself,

Sometimes it’s not so hard, sometimes it’s not so hard.

 

I need to let some things go,

My ears are hot but cooled by rain,

You tried to do this to me, I know,

You tried to make me feel this pain,

I’ll spite you, come back stronger,

Once I find my footing.

I make each step much longer,

And hold close to me what I’m learning.

 

Sometimes it’s not so bad, just being yourself,

Sometimes it’s not so bad, sometimes it’s not so bad.

Sometimes it’s not so hard, just to be yourself,

Sometimes it’s not so hard, sometimes it’s not so hard.

 

Your eyes are the only ones that can judge you, you see,

Cause no one really sees you like you do,

It shouldn’t matter what they think they mean,

It doesn’t matter, oh, can’t rain forever.

The ground’s unstable but we walk to get to where we’re going.

The ground’s unstable but we walk to get to where we’re going.

The ground’s unstable but we walk to get to where we’re going.

It can’t rain forever.

 

Sometimes it’s not so bad, just being yourself,

Sometimes it’s not so bad, sometimes it’s not so bad.

Sometimes it’s not so hard, just to be yourself,

Sometimes it’s not so hard, sometimes it’s not so hard.

Pyromanian Rom-Antics

I was on fire when you said those three little words,

Now you can burn for lying like that.

You shouldn’t have said you always be there,

You never were, you never would.

It was a mess from the start,

You make everything hard,

And you got your ideas down in stone.

I can’t even argue,

That youre all out of whack,

Cause you believe that you’re not to the bone.

We had a moment of peace,

When you loved me,

I hadn’t wanted anything so badly.

But you fucked that up,

When you started talking so loud,

I couldn’t hear myself speak.

 

Now that we’ve battled it out,

Reclaimed what we lost.

I think this is something that just have to do,

To make it clear that I,

Don’t want you here,

And there’s more to me than you’ll ever know.

I’m gonna piss on your band tees,

Throw out all your nice things,

Burn every guitar you own.

I’m gonna make you wish,

That you never met me,

And never burned holes in my bed.